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Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder

Monday, August 18th, 2008

The Linux project lead has said new contributors should ’start small’ to avoid becoming frustrated with the Linux kernel development process Linux project lead Linus Torvalds has said it is not easy to become a major contributor to the Linux kernel. In an email interview with ZDNet.co.uk…
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Torvalds attacks IT industry ’security circus’

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

The Linux creator has some harsh words for creators of the OpenBSD operating system, as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry Linux creator Linus Thorvalds has labeled makers of the OpenBSD operating system a “bunch of masturbating monkeys”,…
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Torvalds: Linux ready to go green

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Developer of the Linux kernel says improvements in power-management, energy-diagnosis tools are in the offing. The infrastructure and tools required to make Linux a green operating system are now in place, according to Linux leader Linus Torvalds, who was in Melbourne this week attending Australia’s largest Linux conference….
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